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Debbie Friedman Joins Faculty of HUC-JIRDebbie Friedman, world-renowned folk songwriter and performer, has been appointed Instructor in Music at the School of Sacred Music of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, as of July 1, 2007.

Reimagining the Future of the Jewish People, From the Jewish Journal of Greater Los AngelesAfter the destruction of the Second Temple two millennia ago, a group of scholars came together to discuss the nature of Judaism in a post-Temple world. "Jews and Judaism in the 21st Century: Human Responsibility, the Presence of God and the Future of the Covenant," edited by Valley Beth Shalom's (VBS) Rabbi Edward Feinstein, presents the best of the four days of lectures and dialogues by Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and other prominent Rabbis.

HUC-JIR Library Announces New HomepagesThese pages are the culmination of a redesign process which began last spring with a usability study under the direction of Sheryl Stahl, the Library Webmaster. Library staff interviewed students and faculty on the three stateside campuses to learn how we might redesign the site to better serve our users needs.

Mediation With the Past: Khan al-Hilu in Lod - A Community-Based Archaeological ProjectThe excavations at Khan al-Hilu are part of a larger project to conserve and preserve the ancient city of Lod, an attempt to vitalize the area and attract tourists from Israel and abroad. The overall project, headed by Dr. Alon Shavit of "Genesis - The Israel Institute of Archaeology," is financed by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and the Government Tourist Corporation. The excavations at the Khan are directed by Dr. Yuval Gadot and Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman on behalf of The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology at the Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem.

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